Brendan O'Brien's "deconstruction" remix of the band's reissue (out today) intensifies the urgency and desolation in the tormented ballad Black, a shining example of Eddie Vedder's emotionally raw vocals. A standout even alongside the disc's many classics.

The European Union formally launches its anti-piracy task mission off the Somali coast on Monday, preparing to take over from the NATO flotilla guarding one of the world's most important shipping lanes.

An anti-piracy watchdog group on Thursday welcomed an Indian warship's destruction of a suspected pirate vessel in waters off Somalia, where hijackings have become increasingly violent and the hijackers increasingly bold.

Pirates hijacked a Thai fishing boat with 16 crew members Tuesday off the coast of Somalia, the same day a major Norwegian shipping group ordered its tankers to sail around Africa rather than use the Suez Canal because pirates had seized a Saudi supertanker.

As a heavily armed U.S. destroyer patrolled nearby and planes flew overhead Sunday, a Somali pirate spokesman told The Associated Press his group was demanding a $20 million ransom to release a cargo ship loaded with Russian tanks.

As a heavily-armed U.S. freighter patrolled nearby and planes flew overhead, a Somali pirate told The Associated Press that his group was demanding a $20million ransom to release a cargo ship loaded with Russian tanks.